Repository: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts / Online Content: Not Available / Subject: Music / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="2000">2000</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="2024">2024</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Jeffery Cotton papers, 1975-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5.25 linear feet (6 boxes) and 2.7 gigabytes
Abstract:: Jeffery Cotton (1957-2013) was a composer, entrepreneur, essayist and fiction writer who worked extensively in the United States and Europe. The collection features the personal journals of Jeffery Cotton from 1975-2006, handwritten and printed scores, CDs and cassettes of his recorded music, awards, and photographs.

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Philadelphia Orchestra Association records, 1900-2023 (inclusive)

Extent:: 570 linear feet and 36 linear feet (36 boxes. these are currently available for research.)
Abstract:: The Philadelphia Orchestra was founded in 1900, and has developed and maintained its status as a prominent symphonic ensemble throughout its existence. Its history informs and intersects with the broader history of music in the twentieth century, as well as numerous historical movements, events and developments on a regional, national and global scale. The records of The Philadelphia Orchestra Association document its activities from 1900 to 2023 through administrative records, concert programs, photographs, scrapbooks and audio and visual recordings. This collection is not fully processed. While materials listed here have been processed and are available for research, a significant portion of the collection, labeled "unavailable," remains in process and cannot be consulted at this time. As soon as additional portions of the collection are completed they will be made available via additions to this finding aid. The last addition of completed materials occurred on October 26, 2023.

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Dana Richardson collection of Constant Vauclain material, 1898-2008 (inclusive) 1930-2000 (bulk)

Extent:: 5 linear feet (8 boxes)
Abstract:: The Dana Richardson collection of Constant Vauclain material contains sheet music, audio cassettes, essays, notes and analysis of music, correspondence, newspaper clippings, event programs, photographs, poetry and lyrics. Andre Constant Vauclain (1908-2003) was a composer and professor of music who developed a new system of composition that he called, "syntonality." Dana Dimitri Richardson (1953-), is a composer and music theorist who studied under Constant Vauclain from 1971 to 1976.

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John Szwed collection of Sun Ra research material, 1935-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.25 linear feet (5 boxes) and 54.8 gigabytes
Abstract:: John Szwed (1396-) is an American anthropologist and jazz scholar who wrote a biography of Sun Ra. Sun Ra (1914-1993) was an American musician, jazz composer, and bandleader known for experimental music and theatrical performances. The John Szwed collection of Sun Ra material measures 4.25 linear feet and dates from 1935 to 2018. It includes material related to Szwed's biography of Sun Ra, Space is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra and research on Sun Ra documenting his life, band, and music.

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Robert Capanna scores, 1972-2019 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.5 linear feet (2 record center boxes, 2 oversize flat boxes)
Abstract:: Robert Capanna (1952-2018) was an American composer and Executive Director of the Settlement School, a community school of the arts located within greater Philadelphia. This collection contains scores written by Capanna, both in draft and final, published forms.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Savoy Company records, 1901-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:: 226.2 linear feet (327 boxes)
Abstract:: The Savoy Company is the oldest amateur theater company dedicated to the production of the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. The collection contains administrative material, programs, musical and vocal scores, scrapbooks, audio-visual material and photographs which document its annual performance.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

H. Owen Reed papers, 1920-2016 (bulk: 1942-2010) (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.5 linear feet (7 boxes) and 1.9 gigabytes
Abstract:: H. Owen Reed (1910-2014) was an American composer as well as a musician, author and music educator, serving as a professor at the Michigan State University College of Music for 37 years. This collection contains music compositions by Reed and other composers, his personal and professional correspondence, and various materials documenting and promoting his work and professional activities.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

American Musicological Society collection of The Broude Trust for the Publication of Musicological Editions publications, 1977-2023 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8.7 linear feet (8 boxes, 37 volumes and 4 flash drives) and 6.5 gigabytes
Abstract:: This collection contains proofs, hard and soft cover volumes, and digital files of musicological editions published by Broude Brothers, Ltd. and The Broude Trust for the Publication of Musicological Editions.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Joseph Castaldo papers, circa 1930s-2000 (inclusive) 1955-1999 (bulk)

Extent:: 12 linear feet (20 boxes)
Abstract:: Joseph Castaldo (1927-2000) was a composer of classical music and a teacher of musical composition and music. This collection includes scores, writings and teaching material, correspondence, program notes and programs, clippings and articles, records relating to his professional associations, images, musical instruments and recordings, and memorial material and provides a view into Castaldo's professional life.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Rudolf Serkin papers, 1908-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:: 76 linear feet (178 boxes)
Abstract:: Rudolf Serkin (1903-1991) was an American classical pianist known as one of the 20th century's greatest soloists and for fostering a vibrant culture of chamber music via the Marlboro Music School and Festival. The papers consist mainly of materials collected by Serkin himself (including his personal correspondence, performance records, papers relating to Marlboro, Curtis Institute of Music, and the Institute for Young Performing Musicians) as well as a small amount of related material added by his wife and his biographers.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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